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Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
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Pandemic potential of a strain of influenza A (H1N1): early findings.
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Science
|
2009
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26.24
|
|
2
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Origins and evolutionary genomics of the 2009 swine-origin H1N1 influenza A epidemic.
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Nature
|
2009
|
17.96
|
|
3
|
The genomic and epidemiological dynamics of human influenza A virus.
|
Nature
|
2008
|
10.26
|
|
4
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Unifying the epidemiological and evolutionary dynamics of pathogens.
|
Science
|
2004
|
8.33
|
|
5
|
Rise and fall of the Beringian steppe bison.
|
Science
|
2004
|
7.91
|
|
6
|
Rates of molecular evolution in RNA viruses: a quantitative phylogenetic analysis.
|
J Mol Evol
|
2002
|
5.24
|
|
7
|
The molecular population genetics of HIV-1 group O.
|
Genetics
|
2004
|
4.53
|
|
8
|
Recent epidemic of acute hepatitis C virus in HIV-positive men who have sex with men linked to high-risk sexual behaviours.
|
AIDS
|
2007
|
4.40
|
|
9
|
Adaptation of HIV-1 to human leukocyte antigen class I.
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Nature
|
2009
|
4.24
|
|
10
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Correlating viral phenotypes with phylogeny: accounting for phylogenetic uncertainty.
|
Infect Genet Evol
|
2007
|
4.11
|
|
11
|
Global distribution and prevalence of hepatitis C virus genotypes.
|
Hepatology
|
2014
|
3.95
|
|
12
|
The genesis and source of the H7N9 influenza viruses causing human infections in China.
|
Nature
|
2013
|
3.60
|
|
13
|
Full-genome deep sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of novel human betacoronavirus.
|
Emerg Infect Dis
|
2013
|
3.35
|
|
14
|
Genetic analysis reveals the complex structure of HIV-1 transmission within defined risk groups.
|
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
|
2005
|
3.04
|
|
15
|
Disease-associated XMRV sequences are consistent with laboratory contamination.
|
Retrovirology
|
2010
|
2.90
|
|
16
|
A Bayesian phylogenetic method to estimate unknown sequence ages.
|
Mol Biol Evol
|
2010
|
2.73
|
|
17
|
U.S. Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 epidemic: date of origin, population history, and characterization of early strains.
|
J Virol
|
2003
|
2.64
|
|
18
|
Molecular epidemiology: HIV-1 and HCV sequences from Libyan outbreak.
|
Nature
|
2006
|
2.61
|
|
19
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Evolutionary genetics of human enterovirus 71: origin, population dynamics, natural selection, and seasonal periodicity of the VP1 gene.
|
J Virol
|
2010
|
2.50
|
|
20
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Host switch leads to emergence of Plasmodium vivax malaria in humans.
|
Mol Biol Evol
|
2005
|
2.45
|
|
21
|
Invasion and maintenance of dengue virus type 2 and type 4 in the Americas.
|
J Virol
|
2005
|
2.44
|
|
22
|
Discovery and analysis of the first endogenous lentivirus.
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
|
2007
|
2.43
|
|
23
|
Long-term evolution and transmission dynamics of swine influenza A virus.
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Nature
|
2011
|
2.39
|
|
24
|
HIV evolutionary dynamics within and among hosts.
|
AIDS Rev
|
2006
|
2.32
|
|
25
|
Tracing the origin and history of the HIV-2 epidemic.
|
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
|
2003
|
2.31
|
|
26
|
A transitional endogenous lentivirus from the genome of a basal primate and implications for lentivirus evolution.
|
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
|
2008
|
2.28
|
|
27
|
Synonymous substitution rates predict HIV disease progression as a result of underlying replication dynamics.
|
PLoS Comput Biol
|
2007
|
2.25
|
|
28
|
Inference of viral evolutionary rates from molecular sequences.
|
Adv Parasitol
|
2003
|
2.23
|
|
29
|
Increasing prevalence of HIV-1 subtype A in Greece: estimating epidemic history and origin.
|
J Infect Dis
|
2007
|
2.21
|
|
30
|
Temporal and spatial dynamics of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 circulating recombinant forms 08_BC and 07_BC in Asia.
|
J Virol
|
2008
|
2.07
|
|
31
|
A standardized framework for accurate, high-throughput genotyping of recombinant and non-recombinant viral sequences.
|
Nucleic Acids Res
|
2009
|
2.06
|
|
32
|
The global spread of hepatitis C virus 1a and 1b: a phylodynamic and phylogeographic analysis.
|
PLoS Med
|
2009
|
2.06
|
|
33
|
Identification of a novel second-generation circulating recombinant form (CRF48_01B) in Malaysia: a descendant of the previously identified CRF33_01B.
|
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
|
2010
|
1.69
|
|
34
|
The generation of influenza outbreaks by a network of host immune responses against a limited set of antigenic types.
|
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
|
2007
|
1.63
|
|
35
|
Macroevolution of complex retroviruses.
|
Science
|
2009
|
1.63
|
|
36
|
Phylogenetic surveillance of viral genetic diversity and the evolving molecular epidemiology of human immunodeficiency virus type 1.
|
J Virol
|
2007
|
1.57
|
|
37
|
Phylogeography and population dynamics of dengue viruses in the Americas.
|
Mol Biol Evol
|
2012
|
1.56
|
|
38
|
Evolutionary dynamics of local pandemic H1N1/2009 influenza virus lineages revealed by whole-genome analysis.
|
J Virol
|
2011
|
1.55
|
|
39
|
Risk factors for hepatitis C virus transmission in colonial Cameroon.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2010
|
1.53
|
|
40
|
Comparative population dynamics of HIV-1 subtypes B and C: subtype-specific differences in patterns of epidemic growth.
|
Infect Genet Evol
|
2004
|
1.52
|
|
41
|
The rapidly expanding CRF01_AE epidemic in China is driven by multiple lineages of HIV-1 viruses introduced in the 1990s.
|
AIDS
|
2013
|
1.48
|
|
42
|
The genomic rate of molecular adaptation of the human influenza A virus.
|
Mol Biol Evol
|
2011
|
1.48
|
|
43
|
Epistatic interactions between genetic disorders of hemoglobin can explain why the sickle-cell gene is uncommon in the Mediterranean.
|
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
|
2009
|
1.48
|
|
44
|
The mode and tempo of hepatitis C virus evolution within and among hosts.
|
BMC Evol Biol
|
2011
|
1.46
|
|
45
|
Explosive HIV-1 subtype B' epidemics in Asia driven by geographic and risk group founder events.
|
Virology
|
2010
|
1.43
|
|
46
|
Pacing a small cage: mutation and RNA viruses.
|
Trends Ecol Evol
|
2008
|
1.42
|
|
47
|
Widespread infection with homologues of human parvoviruses B19, PARV4, and human bocavirus of chimpanzees and gorillas in the wild.
|
J Virol
|
2010
|
1.42
|
|
48
|
The evolutionary dynamics of endogenous retroviruses.
|
Trends Microbiol
|
2005
|
1.41
|
|
49
|
Phylogenetic analysis of hepatitis C virus isolates indicates a unique pattern of endemic infection in Cameroon.
|
J Gen Virol
|
2003
|
1.39
|
|
50
|
The evolution of genome compression and genomic novelty in RNA viruses.
|
Genome Res
|
2007
|
1.36
|
|
51
|
Changing epidemiology of human parvovirus 4 infection in sub-Saharan Africa.
|
Emerg Infect Dis
|
2010
|
1.36
|
|
52
|
Phylodynamic analysis of the dissemination of HIV-1 CRF01_AE in Vietnam.
|
Virology
|
2009
|
1.36
|
|
53
|
Testing spatiotemporal hypothesis of bacterial evolution using methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST239 genome-wide data within a bayesian framework.
|
Mol Biol Evol
|
2010
|
1.34
|
|
54
|
Evolutionary and transmission dynamics of reassortant H5N1 influenza virus in Indonesia.
|
PLoS Pathog
|
2008
|
1.31
|
|
55
|
HLA footprints on human immunodeficiency virus type 1 are associated with interclade polymorphisms and intraclade phylogenetic clustering.
|
J Virol
|
2009
|
1.30
|
|
56
|
Viral gene sequences reveal the variable history of hepatitis C virus infection among countries.
|
J Infect Dis
|
2004
|
1.30
|
|
57
|
Questioning the evidence for genetic recombination in the 1918 "Spanish flu" virus.
|
Science
|
2002
|
1.30
|
|
58
|
Analysis of the evolutionary forces in an immunodominant CD8 epitope in hepatitis C virus at a population level.
|
J Virol
|
2008
|
1.28
|
|
59
|
B-cell depletion reveals a role for antibodies in the control of chronic HIV-1 infection.
|
Nat Commun
|
2010
|
1.26
|
|
60
|
High-resolution phylogenetic analysis of hepatitis C virus adaptation and its relationship to disease progression.
|
J Virol
|
2004
|
1.25
|
|
61
|
A phylogenetic method for detecting positive epistasis in gene sequences and its application to RNA virus evolution.
|
Mol Biol Evol
|
2006
|
1.23
|
|
62
|
Population genetic history of hepatitis C virus 1b infection in China.
|
J Gen Virol
|
2006
|
1.21
|
|
63
|
Phylogeography and molecular epidemiology of hepatitis C virus genotype 2 in Africa.
|
J Gen Virol
|
2009
|
1.21
|
|
64
|
Investigating the origin and spread of hepatitis C virus genotype 5a.
|
J Virol
|
2006
|
1.16
|
|
65
|
Bacterial natural transformation by highly fragmented and damaged DNA.
|
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
|
2013
|
1.15
|
|
66
|
Mitogenetic structure of brown bears (Ursus arctos L.) in northeastern Europe and a new time frame for the formation of European brown bear lineages.
|
Mol Ecol
|
2007
|
1.13
|
|
67
|
Ancient urbanization predicts genetic resistance to tuberculosis.
|
Evolution
|
2010
|
1.11
|
|
68
|
Evolutionary and molecular analysis of the emergent severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus.
|
Epidemics
|
2012
|
1.10
|
|
69
|
Yellow fever virus maintenance in Trinidad and its dispersal throughout the Americas.
|
J Virol
|
2010
|
1.09
|
|
70
|
Systematic phylogenetic analysis of influenza A virus reveals many novel mosaic genome segments.
|
Infect Genet Evol
|
2013
|
1.09
|
|
71
|
Estimating the date of origin of an HIV-1 circulating recombinant form.
|
Virology
|
2009
|
1.09
|
|
72
|
Complete genomes for hepatitis C virus subtypes 6f, 6i, 6j and 6m: viral genetic diversity among Thai blood donors and infected spouses.
|
J Gen Virol
|
2007
|
1.07
|
|
73
|
JC virus evolution and its association with human populations.
|
J Virol
|
2006
|
1.04
|
|
74
|
Chronology of the HIV-1 CRF07_BC expansion in East Asia.
|
AIDS
|
2008
|
1.03
|
|
75
|
Increased positive selection pressure in persistent (SSPE) versus acute measles virus infections.
|
J Gen Virol
|
2002
|
1.02
|
|
76
|
Reconstructing the epidemic history of HIV-1 circulating recombinant forms CRF07_BC and CRF08_BC in East Asia: the relevance of genetic diversity and phylodynamics for vaccine strategies.
|
Vaccine
|
2010
|
1.02
|
|
77
|
A new evolutionary model for hepatitis C virus chronic infection.
|
PLoS Pathog
|
2012
|
1.02
|
|
78
|
Colonial history and contemporary transmission shape the genetic diversity of hepatitis C virus genotype 2 in Amsterdam.
|
J Virol
|
2012
|
1.02
|
|
79
|
Variable epidemic histories of hepatitis C virus genotype 2 infection in West Africa and Cameroon.
|
Infect Genet Evol
|
2008
|
1.01
|
|
80
|
A Bayesian statistical analysis of human T-cell lymphotropic virus evolutionary rates.
|
Infect Genet Evol
|
2004
|
1.01
|
|
81
|
Profibrogenic chemokines and viral evolution predict rapid progression of hepatitis C to cirrhosis.
|
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
|
2012
|
1.01
|
|
82
|
Complete genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of HCV isolates from China reveals a new subtype, designated 6u.
|
J Med Virol
|
2008
|
1.00
|
|
83
|
Comparative population dynamics of mosquito-borne flaviviruses.
|
Infect Genet Evol
|
2003
|
0.98
|
|
84
|
Distinct Zika Virus Lineage in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
|
Emerg Infect Dis
|
2016
|
0.96
|
|
85
|
Epidemiology: Sexual transmission of HIV in Africa.
|
Nature
|
2003
|
0.95
|
|
86
|
Phylodynamics of H5N1 avian influenza virus in Indonesia.
|
Mol Ecol
|
2012
|
0.94
|
|
87
|
The seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among 559,890 first-time volunteer blood donors in China reflects regional heterogeneity in HCV prevalence and changes in blood donor recruitment models.
|
Transfusion
|
2010
|
0.94
|
|
88
|
Origin and evolution of the unique hepatitis C virus circulating recombinant form 2k/1b.
|
J Virol
|
2011
|
0.94
|
|
89
|
Evolution and dispersal of St. Louis encephalitis virus in the Americas.
|
Infect Genet Evol
|
2008
|
0.93
|
|
90
|
Evolutionary analysis of hepatitis C virus gene sequences from 1953.
|
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci
|
2013
|
0.92
|
|
91
|
Large-scale spatial and temporal genetic diversity of feline calicivirus.
|
J Virol
|
2012
|
0.92
|
|
92
|
Eight novel hepatitis C virus genomes reveal the changing taxonomic structure of genotype 6.
|
J Gen Virol
|
2012
|
0.92
|
|
93
|
Complete genomes of hepatitis C virus (HCV) subtypes 6c, 6l, 6o, 6p and 6q: completion of a full panel of genomes for HCV genotype 6.
|
J Gen Virol
|
2007
|
0.91
|
|
94
|
Hepatitis C virus infections in the Democratic Republic of Congo exhibit a cohort effect.
|
Infect Genet Evol
|
2013
|
0.90
|
|
95
|
Characterization of full-length hepatitis C virus sequences for subtypes 1e, 1h and 1l, and a novel variant revealed Cameroon as an area in origin for genotype 1.
|
J Gen Virol
|
2013
|
0.90
|
|
96
|
Full-length characterization of hepatitis C virus subtype 3a reveals novel hypervariable regions under positive selection during acute infection.
|
J Virol
|
2009
|
0.89
|
|
97
|
Human parvovirus 4 infection, Cameroon.
|
Emerg Infect Dis
|
2012
|
0.87
|
|
98
|
Unexpected maintenance of hepatitis C viral diversity following liver transplantation.
|
J Virol
|
2012
|
0.86
|
|
99
|
Viral mutation and substitution: units and levels.
|
Curr Opin Virol
|
2011
|
0.85
|
|
100
|
Detecting natural selection in RNA virus populations using sequence summary statistics.
|
Infect Genet Evol
|
2009
|
0.84
|
|
101
|
Infection frequency of hepatitis C virus and IL28B haplotypes in Papua New Guinea, Fiji, and Kiribati.
|
PLoS One
|
2013
|
0.83
|
|
102
|
The recombinant origin of emerging human norovirus GII.4/2008: intra-genotypic exchange of the capsid P2 domain.
|
J Gen Virol
|
2012
|
0.81
|
|
103
|
New findings regarding the epidemic history and population dynamics of Japan-indigenous genotype 3 hepatitis E virus inferred by molecular evolution.
|
Liver Int
|
2011
|
0.81
|
|
104
|
Viral phylogeny in court: the unusual case of the Valencian anesthetist.
|
BMC Biol
|
2013
|
0.81
|
|
105
|
Generation of neutralizing antibodies and divergence of SIVmac239 in cynomolgus macaques following short-term early antiretroviral therapy.
|
PLoS Pathog
|
2010
|
0.80
|
|
106
|
Virology: The virus whose family expanded.
|
Nature
|
2013
|
0.79
|
|
107
|
Hepatitis C virus genotype 4 in England: diversity and demographic associations.
|
J Med Virol
|
2014
|
0.78
|
|
108
|
Viral evolution explains the associations among hepatitis C virus genotype, clinical outcomes, and human genetic variation.
|
Infect Genet Evol
|
2013
|
0.78
|
|
109
|
Evaluation of Viremia Frequencies of a Novel Human Pegivirus by Using Bioinformatic Screening and PCR.
|
Emerg Infect Dis
|
2016
|
0.77
|
|
110
|
Defining HIV-1 transmission clusters based on sequence data: a systematic review and perspectives.
|
AIDS
|
2017
|
0.76
|
|
111
|
A Molecular-Level Account of the Antigenic Hantaviral Surface.
|
Cell Rep
|
2016
|
0.76
|
|
112
|
Effect of Live Poultry Market Interventions on Influenza A(H7N9) Virus, Guangdong, China.
|
Emerg Infect Dis
|
2016
|
0.75
|
|
113
|
Reducing HIV infection in people who inject drugs is impossible without targeting recently-infected subjects.
|
AIDS
|
2016
|
0.75
|
|
114
|
Genomic Epidemiology of Early SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Dynamics, Gujarat, India.
|
Emerg Infect Dis
|
2022
|
0.75
|
|
115
|
Spread of Chikungunya Virus East/Central/South African Genotype in Northeast Brazil.
|
Emerg Infect Dis
|
2017
|
0.75
|
|
116
|
Erratum: The multifurcating skyline plot.
|
Virus Evol
|
2019
|
0.75
|